British Army apologises for 1971 shooting

The British Army has apologised to the family of a man shot dead 40 years ago.

British Army apologises for 1971 shooting

The British Army has apologised to the family of a man shot dead 40 years ago.

Billy McGreanery, 41, was killed in Derry in 1971 by a soldier from the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards, who said he had been armed when he walked past an Army observation post.

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